The workforce labored with the architectural design agency Populous on the idea of the membership and turned to Clark Building for the construct out, which it teased in renderings Wednesday.
The possibility to high-five Terry McLaurin pregame doesn’t come low cost. Membership begins at $15,000 and contains two passes to the Tunnel Membership.
Washington’s possession group, led by Josh Harris, has put greater than $75 million into the stadium because it bought the workforce in July 2023. The group started to make incremental enhancements earlier than its inaugural season and has continued to make alterations forward of Yr 2. Its aim: Create a extra engaging game-day expertise in Landover whereas persevering with to seek for a brand new stadium location in D.C., Maryland or Virginia.
“We’re going to enhance the prevailing stadium as a lot as we are able to whereas we search for a brand new residence as a result of it’s not the bones, essentially,” Harris mentioned of the Landover stadium in November. “The bones clearly might be repaired; they are often fastened. It’s extra the way in which fashionable stadiums are arrange; they’re very completely different than stadiums which are older. And so whether or not it’s the premium areas being actually near the sport itself, how the suites are located, how a lot premium there’s, the WiFi, I imply, lots of that stuff simply can’t be completed in an older stadium. So we’re going to be taking a look at in the end how will we transfer to a brand new stadium.”
The workforce introduced a lot of the adjustments in February, together with the 1932 Membership, a 22,000-square-foot premium area for season-ticket holders. It contains 28 personal suites for as much as 12 folks apiece (all are bought out), and 108 theater field seats. Just like the Tunnel Membership, membership to the 1932 Membership comes with catering and entry to pick out membership occasions (1932 is the yr the franchise was established).
In 2022, underneath the possession of Daniel Snyder, the workforce added terrace tables to the membership degree for season ticket holders. The personal seating, situated within the east and west finish zones, features a “half-moon” desk, mesh seating, complimentary beer and cocktails and, in sure areas, complimentary meals service. This offseason the workforce added 72 extra terrace tables.
Washington additionally added touchless safety at the entire stadium’s entry gates, upgraded the sound system and lighting, added touchless meals and beverage markets on the principle concourse, resurfaced parking tons and up to date furnishings and carpet on the membership degree.
To assist with the upfront prices, NFL homeowners accepted $86.5 million in funding for the Commanders for stadium enhancements, which might quantity to a mortgage from the visiting groups’ shares of ticket income.
Nonetheless on the to-do record for the Commanders is discovering a naming rights companion. The transport big FedEx severed its settlement with the workforce two years early, sapping the Commanders of roughly $15 million in remaining income from the deal.
